Health
and Income EquityF. Criticisms
of the income inequality / health relationship

It would be very rare that such
an important finding was not criticized by some. Papers here reflect the
opinions of some who feel that health has not been adequately related to
relative deprivation, or income inequality. Essentially all of the published
studies are presented here. Responses to these publications from the principle
investigators have been provided as well. While none of the investigators
deny the possibility of a strong income inequality health relationship,
they question the validity of the current research, that is they question
the process of arriving at the conclusion, rather than the conclusion itself.
For such a major finding, it is remarkable that there are so few criticisms
and these do not cast major doubt on the results.